soliloquy.
April 6, 2011 | 11:30 AM
One day I need to bring the camera to the Quad; the Yoshino cherry trees blooming there hae some of the prettiest sakura I have ever seen. Even Ginza or Mitaka cannot really compare. The number of people taking photos at any one time is astounding. It's kind of nice to see that spring has really come, but seeing that the temperature is still below ten degrees it hasn't really set in yet.
Moriyama Naotaro is great for slow mornings like this - though he's singing about the end of summer it kind of works at the start of spring too. haha.
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A soliloquy:
You know, we are strange and amusing creatures. We tend to forget that no one thinks exactly like us, and so we go through life being hurt and confused by what we think people think of us. We form our own conclusions based on what we think we observe, and what we think is best for us, (not) knowing that the only thing we're doing is trying to defend ourselves against any emotional hurt that we don't want. To show your true self is to be vulnerable, we think. But only by crossing that mental barrier will we see that hurt's just one part of the process.
Being vulnerable to someone you love isn't that bad, I guess. It's hard to take the first step to try, but it does open up some kind of a path towards realising that we all need someone around.
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And I wonder if we take these steps in cycles throughout our lives. I think I haven't had the courage to take that step once more.
velda.
